Veterans services on rise in Coshocton County

2:45 AM,
May 25, 2014

Jim Barstow

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More than $12 million in federal funds were spent on Coshocton County veterans last year, a 22 percent increase from 2012 expenditures.

The Department of Veterans Affairs for 2013 reported Coshocton County had $12.7 million in expenditures, according to its recently released Geographic Distribution of VA Expenditures Report. About half that amount, $6.9 million, was for compensation and pension payments. The 22 percent increase ranks as the 14th highest increase in that category per county for the state.